Purchasing Manager

Lennar • Huntsville, AL

9d

About The Position

The Purchasing Manager develops, negotiates, and executes division sourcing agreements for specific spend categories. The role supports production by ensuring access to high-quality trade partners, optimizing material sourcing and supply chain flow, and managing costs while supporting quality and schedule adherence. The Purchasing Manager works with trade partners and division associates on sourcing practices, value engineering, pricing, and scopes of work, and communicates trade partner performance to the Director of Purchasing.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of experience sourcing and managing Supplier/Trade Partner relationships, ideally with a national homebuilder.
• Superior analytical and communication skills.
• Proficiency in Excel and other Microsoft Office applications.
• Significant knowledge of the residential homebuilding industry.
• Sound financial management knowledge.
• Strong project management capabilities.
• Effective negotiating and influencing skills.

Nice To Haves

• College degree preferred.
• JDE/AS400 experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure Lennar has top-quality trade partners for production needs, focusing on quality, schedule adherence, and pricing.
• Conduct trade partner audits as directed, assessing quality and schedule adherence.
• Source, contract, negotiate, and onboard new trade partners with required insurance to meet production demands.
• Travel to sites to assess trade partner performance and communicate findings to the Director of Purchasing.
• Implement material sourcing strategies to optimize supply chain flow for designated categories.
• Stay updated on industry trends and best practices for specified sourcing categories.
• Facilitate value-engineering sessions with trade partners and division associates.
• Communicate proactively with division associates and benchmark sourcing practices.
• Develop and use should-cost models for cost estimation and optimization.
• Monitor and improve divisional cost per square foot for specified categories.
• Negotiate and validate pricing and legitimacy of Extra Purchase Orders (EPOs).
• Review and ensure accuracy of all scopes of work, resolving issues with the Expeditor as needed.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan with a $1-for-$1 company match up to 5%.
• Paid parental leave.
• Associate Assistance Plan.
• Education Assistance Program.
• Up to $30,000 in adoption assistance.
• Up to three weeks of vacation annually from hire, along with holiday, sick leave, and personal day policies.
• New Hire Referral Bonus Program.
• Home Purchase Discounts.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed